Dugong

Margaret M Davidson 1947 (Cambridge)



When I wear my surong.                         
 When I bong a gong
When I bop a bongo
When I ding a triangle
When I dangle a bangle
When strong, we belong
One Ocean animal: a dugong
(Married: don't schlep your schlong)
When I'm usually right you're usually wrong

About this poem

A dugong of the Indian Ocean is related to the manatee of the Atlantic Ocean. Both animals have similar body Shapes and have similar diets.

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Written on August 24, 2019

Submitted by margdavidson2021 on December 24, 2021

Modified by margdavidson2021 on December 31, 2021

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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 264
Words 48
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9

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